Oscars 2020: Gully Boy Among a Record 93 Films Submitted for Best International Feature Film

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By Akhil Arora | Updated: 8 October 2019 10:55 IST

Oscars 2020: Gully Boy Among a Record 93 Films Submitted for Best International Feature Film

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Ranveer Singh as Murad Ahmed in Gully Boy

Highlights

10-film shortlist from 93 total to be revealed December 16
Five nominees will be announced on January 13, 2020
2020 Oscars to take place on February 9, 2020

Gully Boy and films from 92 other countries will compete for the Best International Feature Film award — renamed from “Foreign Language Film” earlier this year — at the 92nd Academy Awards, colloquially known as the 2020 Oscars. Making the announcement on Monday in Los Angeles, the Oscars' organising body, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said that the shortlist of 10 films — increased from the previous nine — from the total of 93 would be revealed on Monday, December 16, with the five nominees following with all the other Oscar nominations on Monday, January 13, 2020. The 2020 Oscars are slated to take place on Sunday, February 9, 2020.

Per the Oscar Academy's rules, an international feature film is “defined as a feature-length motion picture that runs for more than 40 minutes and has been produced outside the US with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.” The 93 submissions for the International Feature Film award at the 2020 Oscars have set a record, besting the 92 in 2017. (87 films competed last year.) Three countries — Ghana, Nigeria, and Uzbekistan — are competing for the first time in the Oscar category.

2020 Oscars International Feature Film submissions

Albania, “The Delegation”, Bujar Alimani, director
Algeria, “Papicha”, Mounia Meddour, director
Argentina, “Heroic Losers”, Sebastián Borensztein, director
Armenia, “Lengthy Night”, Edgar Baghdasaryan, director
Australia, “Buoyancy”, Rodd Rathjen, director
Austria, “Joy”, Sudabeh Mortezai, director
Bangladesh, “Alpha”, Nasiruddin Yousuff, director
Belarus, “Debut”, Anastasiya Miroshnichenko, director
Belgium, “Our Mothers”, César Díaz, director
Bolivia, “I Miss You”, Rodrigo Bellott, director
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “The Son”, Ines Tanovic, director
Brazil, “Invisible Life”, Karim Aïnouz, director
Bulgaria, “Ága”, Milko Lazarov, director
Cambodia, “In the Life of Music”, Caylee So, Sok Visal, directors
Canada, “Antigone”, Sophie Deraspe, director
Chile, “Spider”, Andrés Wood, director
China, “Ne Zha”, Yu Yang, director
Colombia, “Monos”, Alejandro Landes, director
Costa Rica, “The Awakening of the Ants”, Antonella Sudasassi Furniss, director
Croatia, “Mali”, Antonio Nuic, director
Cuba, “A Translator”, Rodrigo Barriuso, Sebastián Barriuso, directors
Czech Republic, “The Painted Bird”, Václav Marhoul, director
Denmark, “Queen of Hearts”, May el-Toukhy, director
Dominican Republic, “The Projectionist”, José María Cabral, director
Ecuador, “The Longest Night”, Gabriela Calvache, director
Egypt, “Poisonous Roses”, Ahmed Fawzi Saleh, director
Estonia, “Truth and Justice”, Tanel Toom, director
Ethiopia, “Running against the Wind”, Jan Philipp Weyl, director
Finland, “Stupid Young Heart”, Selma Vilhunen, director
France, “Les Misérables”, Ladj Ly, director
Georgia, “Shindisi”, Dimitri Tsintsadze, director
Germany, “System Crasher”, Nora Fingscheidt, director
Ghana, “Azali”, Kwabena Gyansah, director
Greece, “When Tomatoes Met Wagner”, Marianna Economou, director
Honduras, “Blood, Passion, and Coffee”, Carlos Membreño, director
Hong Kong, “The White Storm 2 Drug Lords”, Herman Yau, director
Hungary, “Those Who Remained”, Barnabás Tóth, director
Iceland, “A White, White Day”, Hlynur Pálmason, director
India, “Gully Boy”, Zoya Akhtar, director
Indonesia, “Memories of My Body”, Garin Nugroho, director
Iran, “Finding Farideh”, Azadeh Moussavi, Kourosh Ataee, directors
Ireland, “Gaza”, Garry Keane, Andrew McConnell, directors
Israel, “Incitement”, Yaron Zilberman, director
Italy, “The Traitor”, Marco Bellocchio, director
Japan, “Weathering with You”, Makoto Shinkai, director
Kazakhstan, “Kazakh Khanate. The Golden Throne”, Rustem Abdrashov, director
Kenya, “Subira”, Ravneet Singh (Sippy) Chadha, director
Kosovo, “Zana”, Antoneta Kastrati, director
Kyrgyzstan, “Aurora”, Bekzat Pirmatov, director
Latvia, “The Mover”, Davis Simanis, director
Lebanon, “1982”, Oualid Mouaness, director
Lithuania, “Bridges of Time”, Audrius Stonys, Kristine Briede, directors
Luxembourg, “Tel Aviv on Fire”, Sameh Zoabi, director
Malaysia, “M for Malaysia”, Dian Lee, Ineza Roussille, directors
Mexico, “The Chambermaid”, Lila Avilés, director
Mongolia, “The Steed”, Erdenebileg Ganbold, director
Montenegro, “Neverending Past”, Andro Martinović, director
Morocco, “Adam”, Maryam Touzani, director
Nepal, “Bulbul”, Binod Paudel, director
Netherlands, “Instinct”, Halina Reijn, director
Nigeria, “Lionheart”, Genevieve Nnaji, director
North Macedonia, “Honeyland”, Ljubo Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska, directors
Norway, “Out Stealing Horses”, Hans Petter Moland, director
Pakistan, “Laal Kabootar”, Kamal Khan, director
Palestine, “It Must Be Heaven”, Elia Suleiman, director
Panama, “Everybody Changes”, Arturo Montenegro, director
Peru, “Retablo”, Alvaro Delgado Aparicio, director
Philippines, “Verdict”, Raymund Ribay Gutierrez, director
Poland, “Corpus Christi”, Jan Komasa, director
Portugal, “The Domain”, Tiago Guedes, director
Romania, “The Whistlers”, Corneliu Porumboiu, director
Russia, “Beanpole”, Kantemir Balagov, director
Saudi Arabia, “The Perfect Candidate”, Haifaa Al Mansour, director
Senegal, “Atlantics”, Mati Diop, director
Serbia, “King Petar the First”, Petar Ristovski, director
Singapore, “A Land Imagined”, Yeo Siew Hua, director
Slovakia, “Let There Be Light”, Marko Skop, director
Slovenia, “History of Love”, Sonja Prosenc, director
South Africa, “Knuckle City”, Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, director
South Korea, “Parasite”, Bong Joon Ho, director
Spain, “Pain and Glory”, Pedro Almodóvar, director
Sweden, “And Then We Danced”, Levan Akin, director
Switzerland, “Wolkenbruch's Wondrous Journey into the Arms of a Shiksa”, Michael Steiner, director
Taiwan, “Dear Ex”, Mag Hsu, Chih-Yen Hsu, directors
Thailand, “Krasue: Inhuman Kiss”, Sitisiri Mongkolsiri, director
Tunisia, “Dear Son”, Mohamed Ben Attia, director
Turkey, “Commitment Asli”, Semih Kaplanoglu, director
Ukraine, “Homeward”, Nariman Aliev, director
United Kingdom, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”, Chiwetel Ejiofor, director
Uruguay, “The Moneychanger”, Federico Veiroj, director
Uzbekistan, “Hot Bread”, Umid Khamdamov, director
Venezuela, “Being Impossible”, Patricia Ortega, director
Vietnam, “Furie”, Le Van Kiet, director

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